I Am the Ruler of All

They were shuddering so fiercely, it looked like they were having an episode of fits. They heard what Hades and that soldier
called Kingsley. Ares. There was only one man in Qustia who had that name, and he was the fearsome God of War. He was a
terrifying existence that struck fear into the hearts of the Sweoyan Empire's warriors. They looked at each other, and what they
saw was despair in each other's eyes. Ares is in the fray? The empire has lost.
While they were contemplating their fates, three helicopters had landed on the clearing beside them. The support team had
arrived. At the same time, a dozen jeeps were closing in as well, and clouds of dust billowed behind them. Four Coliree Island
warriors dragged Jonas and Karl into the choppers, while everyone else hopped into the jeeps and left.
Kingsley looked at Hades. "Contact The Anonymous ASAP, and tell me everything about the interrogation once you're done."
"Yes, sir!" Hades answered and hopped into the helicopter, leaving with his soldiers.
When the dust had settled and everyone had left, Kingsley went over to Leoric's place. He knocked on the door. "It's me,
Kingsley."
Sounds of hurried footsteps approached the door, and Leoric opened it a moment later. He looked outside, an expression of fear
etched on his face. He quickly told Kingsley to come in. Aside from Yvonne, there were three other men in the house, and all of
them were bandaged. They were all Leoric's men who were previously injured by Kenzo and his men.
The men were huddled together, looking fearful. What happened outside was akin to a shootout, so of course they would be
terrified.
Leoric asked Kingsley to take a seat. He then gulped and asked with a trembling voice, "M-Mr. Nicholson, w-was that a
shootout? I think I heard something explode too."
"That was the tear gas," Kingsley said. "We did shoot a little, but I sustained no casualties."
"T-Tear gas?" Everyone gasped, and their hearts raced. It was not even a skirmish for Kingsley, but it was a different story for
Leoric and everyone else. They would usually only fight with bats in the gang wars. Knives and sharp weapons were rarely used
too. And Mr. Nicholson throws tear gas grenades and carries guns around like they're nothing? Holy smokes. Leoric was starting

to shiver. Who is he? Not even Jarett can fight on this scale.
Kingsley saw through them, and he smiled. "My identity and what happened tonight is a secret. Don't say a word to anyone,
understand?" He was just trying to remind Leoric and everyone to keep a secret, so Kingsley sounded friendly.
Much to his surprise, Leoric and his men knelt before him right away.
"W-We won't say a word, Mr. Nicholson! Never!"
"I didn't see anything! I have no idea what happened!"
"Please don't kill us, Mr. Nicholson!"
Kingsley was surprised that they were so terrified, and he touched his face. "Am I that scary? Well, stand up, you guys." He
tapped on the couch's armrest. "I have no reason to kill you if you keep this a secret."
Leoric and his men got up, feeling relieved that Kingsley had given them mercy.
"Don't worry, Mr. Nicholson. We won't tell anyone what happened tonight, not even to Miss Jeanne."
Kingsley nodded and looked at Yvonne. "I hope you aren't scared."
"Of course not!" Yvonne beamed. "You promised that I would be safe. I knew you wouldn't break your promise, so I wasn't
scared."
"You got guts. Perhaps someday you could really become a heroine."